poussette

American  

[poo-set] / puˈsɛt /

noun

1. a dance step in which a couple or several couples dance around the ballroom, holding hands, as in country dances.

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verb (used without object)

poussetted, poussetting

1. to perform a poussette, as a couple in a country dance.

poussette British  

/ puːˈsɛt /

noun

1. a figure in country dancing in which couples hold hands and move up or down the set to change positions

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verb

1. (intr) to perform such a figure

Etymology

Origin of poussette

1805–15; < French, equivalent to pouss ( er ) to push + -ette -ette

Example Sentences

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poussette poussetted poussetting

All four poussette, leaving the second lady and gentleman at the top, the same as in a Country Dance.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

Dance, Regan! dance, with Cordelia and Goneril - Down the middle, up again, poussette, and cross; Stop, Cordelia! do not tread upon her heel, Regan feeds on coltsfoot, and kicks like a horse.

From Rejected Addresses by Smith, James

They poussetted, bowed, curtsied, joined hands, and threaded the mysteries of every figure, as if their very lives depended on their agility.

From In the Days of My Youth by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford

She poussetted, she twirled—her pink frock spread itself out like a parasol.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

For a whole evening did he pore patiently over one of them till A B, setting to C D, crossed hands, poussetted, and whirled round "in Sahara waltz" through his throbbing head.

From Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Kingsley, Henry

While chassezing and poussetting, thank Heaven, a very little talk goes a very long way.

From Nancy by Broughton, Rhoda

She spoke of the wild "poussetting" and "allemanding"    On carpet, on oak, and on sod; And the two long rows of ladies and gentlemen standing,    And the figures the couples trod.

From Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses by Hardy, Thomas